Results of the 1948 Tasmanian state election

Tasmanian state election, 21 August 1948 House of Assembly << 1946–1950 >>
Enrolled voters		161,088
Votes cast		148,588		Turnout	92.24%	+1.17%
Informal votes		5,866		Informal	3.95%	–6.13%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	70,476	49.38%	–1.59%	15	– 1
	Liberal	54,010	37.84%	+3.59%	12	± 0
	Ind. Lib.	9,729	6.82%	–1.96%	1	± 0
	Independent	8,330	5.84%	–0.17%	2	+ 1
Total		142,722			30

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1948 Tasmanian election.

Results by division

Bass

1948 Tasmanian state election: Bass

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,819
	Labor	John Madden (elected 1)	4,501	16.8	+1.2
	Labor	Reg Turnbull (elected 2)	3,953	14.8	-1.4
	Labor	Eric Howroyd (elected 4)	2,286	8.6	-0.1
	Labor	Alexander Atkins	1,632	6.1	+0.3
	Labor	John Carter	1,625	6.1	+1.3
	Labor	Henry Hurst	940	3.5	+3.5
	Liberal	Fred Marriott (elected 3)	3,225	12.1	+4.0
	Liberal	John Orchard (elected 6)	2,249	8.4	+8.4
	Liberal	John Steer	2,083	7.8	+7.8
	Liberal	Bill Beattie (elected 5)	2,074	7.8	+0.5
	Liberal	Jack Breheny	1,068	4.0	+4.0
	Liberal	Allen Hollingsworth	917	3.4	-2.4
	Liberal	Stewart Chapple	178	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			26,731	96.8	+7.7
Informal votes			888	3.2	-7.7
Turnout			27,619	89.8	-1.1
Party total votes
	Labor		14,937	55.9	-2.0
	Liberal		11,794	44.1	+12.2

Darwin

1948 Tasmanian state election: Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,182
	Labor	Eric Reece (elected 1)	5,255	18.0	+2.9
	Labor	Charley Aylett (elected 2)	4,018	13.7	+1.4
	Labor	Carrol Bramich (elected 5)	1,784	6.1	+1.9
	Labor	Aubrey Bartram	1,488	5.1	+5.1
	Labor	Michael Smith	777	2.7	-1.6
	Labor	Harold Purton	646	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Jack Chamberlain (elected 3)	3,684	12.6	-0.2
	Liberal	John Fidler (elected 4)	2,350	8.0	-3.0
	Liberal	Gerald Acheson	2,044	7.0	+0.9
	Liberal	Kevin Lyons (elected 6)	1,567	5.4	+5.4
	Liberal	Percy Williams	1,361	4.6	+0.8
	Liberal	James Hilder	939	3.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Vivian Byard	927	3.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Wilfred French	505	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Henry McFie	1,498	5.1	+5.1
	Independent	Leslie Margetts	274	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Ellis Batten	155	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			29,272	95.5	+3.5
Informal votes			1,382	4.5	-3.5
Turnout			30,654	94.6	+4.5
Party total votes
	Labor		13,968	47.7	-1.8
	Liberal		13,377	45.7	-2.0
	Independent		1,927	6.6	+6.6

Denison

1948 Tasmanian state election: Denison

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,960
	Labor	Robert Cosgrove (elected 1)	5,642	20.4	+3.6
	Labor	Alfred White (elected 3)	3,106	11.2	+3.0
	Labor	John Nolan	1,119	4.0	+0.5
	Labor	Henry Hope (elected 5)	1,046	3.8	+3.8
	Labor	Albert Bowring	518	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	Timothy Mahoney	494	1.8	+1.8
	Labor	Norman Cooper	419	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	Horace Strutt (elected 6)	1,484	5.4	+1.1
	Liberal	Campbell Duncan	1,409	5.1	+5.1
	Liberal	John Kennedy	984	3.6	+3.6
	Liberal	Wilfred Osborne	552	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Joyce Heathorn	457	1.6	-1.1
	Liberal	Robert Harvey	391	1.4	-0.8
	Liberal	Hubert Lewis	309	1.1	+1.1
	Liberal	Gerald Lyons	201	0.7	+0.7
	Group C	Rex Townley (elected 2)	5,535	20.0	-12.0
	Group C	Edgar Lee	228	0.8	+0.8
	Group A	Bill Wedd (elected 4)	2,820	10.2	+10.2
	Group A	Victor Ratten	484	1.7	+1.7
	Group A	Cyril Hosan	61	0.2	+0.2
	Independent	Thomas Layton	282	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	George Wallis	175	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			27,716	95.5	+6.5
Informal votes			1,304	4.5	-6.5
Turnout			29,020	90.1	+0.1
Party total votes
	Labor		12,344	44.5	-0.8
	Liberal		5,787	20.9	+1.5
	Group C		5,763	20.8	-11.2
	Group A		3,365	12.1	+12.1
	Independent	Thomas Layton	282	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	George Wallis	175	0.6	+0.6

Franklin

1948 Tasmanian state election: Franklin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			4,735
	Labor	John Dwyer (elected 1)	5,423	16.4	+8.8
	Labor	Bill Neilson (elected 4)	3,471	10.5	+2.6
	Labor	Charles Hand (elected 3)	3,249	9.8	+4.4
	Labor	Rowland Worsley	1,591	4.8	+4.8
	Labor	John Brown	1,443	4.4	+2.6
	Labor	Marjorie Somerville	667	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Reg Wright (elected 2)	5,226	15.8	+1.5
	Liberal	Tim Jackson (elected 5)	2,395	7.2	+1.8
	Liberal	Archibald Park	1,725	5.2	+1.0
	Liberal	Olive Calvert	733	2.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Ronald Morrisby	658	2.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Artur Griffiths	475	1.4	+1.4
	Group Independent	George Gray (elected 6)	2,754	8.3	+1.2
	Group Independent	Thomas Pearsall	2,041	6.2	+6.2
	Group Independent	Arthur Cross	578	1.7	+1.7
	Group Independent	Royce Turnbull	519	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Leonard Martin	124	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Henry Martin	70	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			33,142	95.9	+6.4
Informal votes			1,415	4.1	-6.4
Turnout			34,557	93.9	+1.4
Party total votes
	Labor		15,844	47.8	-3.7
	Liberal		11,212	33.8	-1.4
	Group Independent		5,892	17.8	+4.5
	Independent	Leonard Martin	124	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Henry Martin	70	0.2	+0.2

Wilmot

1948 Tasmanian state election: Wilmot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			3,695
	Labor	Roy Fagan (elected 2)	5,172	20.0	+8.6
	Labor	Lancelot Spurr (elected 6)	2,232	8.6	-2.6
	Labor	Peter Pike (elected 5)	2,229	8.6	-1.5
	Labor	Charles Burnell	1,882	7.3	+1.5
	Labor	Douglas Cashion	1,266	4.9	+0.8
	Labor	Henry Gregg	602	2.3	+2.3
	Liberal	Neil Campbell (elected 1)	5,748	22.2	+6.8
	Liberal	Robert Wordsworth	1,736	6.7	+6.7
	Liberal	Robert Robertson (elected 4)	1,343	5.2	-1.7
	Liberal	Charles Best	1,252	4.8	+4.8
	Liberal	Angus Bethune (elected 3)	1,154	4.5	-0.3
	Liberal	Leslie Brown	607	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Thomas Churchward-Kelly	638	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			25,861	96.7	+6.8
Informal votes			877	3.3	-6.8
Turnout			26,738	92.5	+0.6
Party total votes
	Labor		13,383	51.7	+0.5
	Liberal		11,840	45.8	+9.5
	Independent	Thomas Churchward-Kelly	638	2.5	+2.5

See also

• 1948 Tasmanian state election
• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1948–1950
• Candidates of the 1948 Tasmanian state election